Industrial Doctorate Centre: Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering

拉夫堡大学的这项提案概述了延长创新和合作建筑工程工业博士中心(CICE)的资金的情况，作为工业博士中心呼吁更好地开发EPSRC交付计划的一部分。CICE正在与现有的行业基础合作，提供高质量的研究和培训计划，以满足建筑业的核心技术和业务需求；增强其知识库；培养能够推动创新的高素质博士毕业生。该中心致力于涉及英国建筑业的广泛研究问题，包括：创新的建筑技术；建筑业务流程；先进的信息和通信技术；可持续设计和施工；以及交通和基础设施。其中许多领域在对该行业的各种审查中都得到了强调，包括莱瑟姆报告、技术展望报告、伊根工作队报告，以及最近国家技术平台的研究优先事项。它还作为知识转让研究和培训活动的一部分，为EPSRC交付计划作出贡献。该中心的研究领域与EPSRC的研究优先事项和机遇中概述的工程和科学促进可持续发展研究主题保持一致，并属于“建筑与建筑环境”和“交通运输”分主题。在建筑和建筑环境方面，该中心利用土木工程和建筑工程系的现有优势，作为工程学博士中心的一部分，以及其他基于行业的研究，以解决EPSRC的一些研究优先事项，以提高整个供应链的效率，包括：鼓励采用信息和通信技术以提高效率；改善建筑性能，将对环境的影响降至最低；以及土木工程结构的分析和设计。在运输领域，可持续性和创新是围绕运输运营和管理、运输远程信息处理以及最大限度地减少能源使用和环境影响的研究的关键主题。工程博士中心(CICE)成立于1999年，后来共招聘了94名研究工程师，由63家大、中、小型公司赞助。拉夫堡大学是一所研究密集型机构，它利用一切机会将其研究和教学活动整合在一起，为所有学生提供一流的研究引领学习体验。土木工程与建筑工程部在RAE评估中一直获得很高的研究评级，最近的RAE结果在建筑环境中为5*。工程学博士学位是拉夫堡大学优秀博士研究培训计划的一部分，该计划除了支持特定项目的追求外，还旨在提供基本的专业培训，以支持研究并提供个人发展机会。培训计划整合了教学和研究要素，以适应研究工程师、项目和赞助公司的需要，同时保持博士学习所需的预期学术标准的质量。中心由主任迪诺·布希拉赫姆教授管理，并由一名副主任、一名中心经理和一名管理员提供协助。中心管理委员会由中心主任、副主任和工业代表组成，每年召开两次会议，由其中一家赞助公司的一名资深工业家担任主席，监督中心的工作，并就战略问题提供指导和指导。这项建议得到了大学的全力支持，并经过了内部审查程序，以确保与大学的研究战略产生协同作用。

This proposal from Loughborough University outlines the case to renew the funding for the Industrial Doctorate Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering (CICE) as part of the Industrial Doctorate Centres call aginst the Towards Better Exploitation element of the EPSRC Delivery Plan. In partnership with an established industry base, CICE is delivering a high quality research and training programme that: meets the core technical and business needs of the construction industry; enhances its knowledge base; and produces high calibre doctoral graduates that can drive innovation. The Centre addresses a wide range of research issues that concern the UK construction industry including: Innovative Construction Technologies; Construction Business Processes; Advanced Information and Communication Technologies; Sustainable Design and Construction; and Transport and Infrastructure. Many of these areas have been highlighted in various reviews of the industry including the Latham Report, the Technology Foresight Report, the Egan Task Force Report, and more recently the National Technology Platform's research priorities. It also contributes to the EPSRC Delivery Plan as part of the knowledge transfer research and training activities. The research areas of the Centre align with the Engineering and Science for Sustainability research theme, as outlined in the EPSRC's Research Priorities and Opportunities, and fall under the 'Construction and the Built Environment' and 'Transport' sub-themes. Within the Construction and Built Environment, the Centre builds on existing strengths in the Department of Civil and Building Engineering established as part of the Engineering Doctorate Centre and other related industry based research to address some of the EPSRC research priorities to improve efficiency across the supply chain, including: encouraging the uptake of ICT to promote efficiency; improving building performance to minimise impacts on the environment ; and the analysis and design of civil engineering structures . Within the Transport area Sustainability and Innovation are key themes of the research that centres on transport operation and management, transport telematics, and minimising energy use and environmental impact . The Engineering Doctorate Centre (CICE) was established in 1999 and has subsequently recruited a total of 94 research engineers sponsored by a total of 63 large, medium and small companies. Loughborough University is a research intensive institution, which integrates its research and teaching activity at every opportunity to provide a top quality research led learning experience for all its students. The Department of Civil and Building Engineering has consistently achieved high research rating in the RAE assessments and the last RAE results were 5* in Built Environment. The Engineering Doctorate is part of Loughborough University's excellent doctoral research training programme, which in addition to supporting the pursuit of a particular project aims to provide a basic professional training to support the research and offer personal development opportunities. The training programme integrates taught and research elements tailored to suit the needs of the research engineer, project, and the sponsoring company while maintaining the expected quality of the academic standards required for a doctoral study. The Centre is managed by the Director, Prof. Dino Bouchlaghem supported by a Deputy Director, a Centre Manager and an Administrator. A Centre Management Board consisting of the Director, Deputy Director, and Industrial Representatives meets twice a year and is chaired by a senior industrialist from one of the sponsoring companies, oversees the work of the Centre and provides direction and guidance on strategic matters. This proposal has the full support of the University and has been subject to an internal review process to ensure synergy with the University's Research Strategy.